A Haryana Civil Service (HCS) officer, posted in the Education Department at Panchkula, booked for allegedly sexually harassing a woman employee was arrested by the Panchkula Police on Thursday.
“Reagan Kumar was arrested on Thursday,” said Panchkula’s DCP, RK Meena.
Kumar was later released on bail. On the complaint of the victim, the police had last month booked Reagan Kumar, administrative officer-cum-secretary and CEO of Utkarsh Society, Secondary Education Department.
The HCS officer was booked for physical touch and for stalking, DCP Meena said
The complainant had alleged that on May 28, the officer had called her to his cabin and offered coffee which she refused. The woman alleged that the officer on May 29 again called her to his cabin and tried to sexually abuse her, according to the police. Following the complaint, the Director, Secondary Education-cum-vice-president, Utkarsh Society, Rajiv Rattan, had withdrawn work from Reagan Kumar and forwarded the case to the internal complaints committee of the Department.